The devastating wait for rescue continues following an explosion late Friday 19th November at the Pike River coal mine. Families of the trapped 29 workers continue to hold on with hope for their loved ones.
Feeling helpless in this situation is natural but it is so important that the support for the families and [...]
Tags: coal mine disaster, miners, New Zealand, pike river, west coast
Inspired by a blog I stumbled across this morning and a bit of resulting Twitter chat I’ve made a list of five actions to take in March.
There’s nothing revolutionary here, in fact there are things that many of you have done or maybe undertake regularly. The beauty of the blog “A year of giving without [...]
Tags: actions for good, Donate Blood, Earth Hour, Facebook, Ideas Shop, social media, Social network, Twitter
So, I’m supposed to talk about my favourite stuff at Givealittle…. hmm where to start.
There has been so many great causes and fundraisers, not to mention non-profit organisations, come on board at Givealittle that I struggle to pick a fave.
For me it is pretty impossible to choose one, five or ten so I thought I’d [...]
Tags: givealittle, Givealittle team, Greenpeace, Happy as Larry Cat, Lonely Miaow, New Zealand, online giving, samoa tsunami, Sign on, SPCA
Givealittle.co.nz launched to the public one year ago today (cue: canned applause, green balloons, party poppers and cheap bubbly now).
The only thing that seems appropriate to reflect on today (apart from all the various ailments now present in the Givealittle office as a result of too much time in front of computers) is the growing [...]
Danny Brown is someone to read, follow, RSS, email, tweet etc etc (you get the point…).If you are involved in charity or just looking for creative ways to fundraise for your favourite cause you will find loads of inspiration for your mad pursuits from Danny. He is the founder and brains behind the super cool [...]
Tags: Cadbury, dairy milk, Danny Brown, givealittle, social media
What better way to introduce the latest member of the Givealittle board than to share his latest musings on the subject of social innovation and philanthropy – “A Generous Difference” available at scribd.com and at the link below.
A Generous Difference — vivian Hutchinson
Vivian Hutchinson is the Executive Officer of the Social Innovation Investment Group [...]
Tags: generosity, givealittle, philanthropy, social innovation, vivian hutchinson
It has been a wee while since I have blogged here at Givealittle. I’m turning over a new leaf! I never know whether it is a good idea to make big bold statements about your intentions mid-week. Seems like we should reserve this sort of energy for Mondays or the first day of the month [...]
We are super excited (and to be honest a little relieved) to welcome a new member of the Givealittle team! Lee Hales has joined us as Relationship & Marketing Manager. We have had such an overwhelming response from organisations keen to get ready for our launch in October that we couldn’t wait for Lee to [...]
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